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Conversations with Researchers
Listen to people discussing their research and its findings.
Emilia Jamroziak Oct 2009
21 October 09
Phase 1 Small Grant holder Emilia Jamroziak describes her research into the survival and success of Cistercian monasteries in border …Methodist Central Halls as Public Sacred Spaces
08 April 10
Religious architecture has left a mark on Britain’s landscape. But in the centres of cities and major towns buildings can …Methodist Central Halls Short Version
26 May 10
Listen to a shorter version of Norman Winter’s interview with PhD student Angela Connelly. She is funded by a Phase …Sexuality & Global Faith Networks
Gill Valentine 2 of 3 Oct 2009
21 October 09
Phase 1 Large Grant holder Gill Valentine engages in more detailed discussion of the complexity of the study, particularly with regard …Gill Valentine 3 of 3 Oct 2009
21 October 09
Phase 1 Large Grant holder Gill Valentine discusses the value of the research both as an impartial analysis of history …more podcasts
Trust & Religiosity
Robert Hoffmann 1 of 2 Feb 2010
10 February 10
Phase 1 Small Grant holder Robert Hoffmann of Nottingham University describes to Norman Winter the experimental method using simple decision-making …Robert Hoffmann summary Feb 2010
10 February 10
Phase 1 Small Grant holder Robert Hoffmann of the International Centre for Behavioural Business Research at Nottingham University talks with …more podcasts
Media Portayals of Religion
Kim Knott Complete Interview Oct 2009
21 October 09
Principal Investigator on Phase 1 Large Grant ‘Media portrayals of religion and the secular sacred’ Professor Kim Knott talks with Norman …Kim Knott 3 of 3 Oct 2009
21 October 09
Kim Knott (Principal Investigator on Phase 1 Large Grant ‘Media portrayals of religion and the secular sacred’) assesses the value …more podcasts
Dissenting Academies
Isabel Rivers Summary Dec 2009
10 December 09
Professor Isabel Rivers, a Phase 2 Large Grant holder, summarises, in conversation with Norman Winter, the contribution being funded by the …Isabel Rivers 2 of 2 Dec 2009
10 December 09
Listen to the concluding section of the full conversation, in which Professor Isabel Rivers describes the ambitious scope of the Dissenting …more podcasts
British Religion in Numbers
British Religion in Numbers April 2010
08 April 10
A great leap forward in accessing facts and figures on religion in Britain has been made possible by a project …David Voas and Siobhan McAndrew extract 1 of 2 April 2010
08 April 10
David Voas and Siobhan McAndrew talk about British Religion in Numbers [BRIN], launched publicly as a free-to-use online resource in …more podcasts
Marginalized Spiritualities
Marginalized Spiritualities
07 April 10
How engaged are young people in our cities in forms of religion, either conventional or new? Two studies conducted at …Marginalized Spiritualities Complete Conversation
07 April 10
Betsy Olson describes the connection between two studies of spirituality among young people. The first, conducted in Glasgow, revealed great differences …more podcasts
Being British and Being Muslim
From hijab to jilbab
21 April 10
Kaye Haw talks about her Phase 1 Small Grant studying one Muslim community in the Midlands, fifteen years on from …Being British and being Muslim
21 April 10
What lies behind Muslim women choosing more noticeable forms of Islamic dress? One Phase 1 Small Grant has probed the choices being …more podcasts
Religion, Youth and Sexuality
Youth, Religion and Sexuality
15 April 10
A research team from Nottingham’s universities have engaged the interest and help of young volunteers in a study which breaks …Youth, Religion and Sexuality Complete Interview
15 April 10
Sarah-Jane Page and Michael Keenan summarise key aspects of their study into Religion, Youth and Sexuality (a Phase 2 Large Grant …more podcasts
Woodland Burial
Burial study breaks new ground
02 April 10
In the space of just 20 years a new kind of burial practice which started in the UK has grown …Natural Burial – Hannah Rumble extract 1 of 2 April 2010
02 April 10
Hannah Rumble talks about her doctoral study of woodland burial. Many people are opting for natural burial and over 200 …more podcasts
Religion and Change in Modern Britain
Contributors to this book discussing their writing.
Paul Weller: Controversies as a Lens on Change
16 February 12
“Controversies as a lens on change” is the title of the opening chapter of Religion and Change in Modern Britain (published …Linda Woodhead and Rebecca Catto: Religion and Change
16 February 12
Linda Woodhead and Rebecca Catto are the editors of Religion and Change in Modern Britain (published Feb 2012 by Routledge). In …more podcasts
Radicalisation Research
Mark Sedgwick
07 March 12
Mark Sedgwick, Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at Aarhus University, is a leading academic expert on the subject of …Mark Sedgwick 1 of 3
07 March 12
Mark Sedgwick, Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at Aarhus University, is a leading academic expert on the subject of …more podcasts
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